Seahawks tackle George Fant talks about his 'big' offseason

Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman George Fant is a big dude and he’s getting even bigger. Fant, 296 pounds last season, now weighs in at a whopping 320.

“I definitely feel it physically with my hands, but I’m still moving good, I’m still moving like I was before,” Fant told the media after the organized team activity Tuesday. “I put in a lot of work this offseason to make sure I still had the feet but also had the strength.”

The tackle said his regimen consists of weight training, various protein supplements and a change in diet.

Fant credits his mother, who recently moved in with his family, for her southern cooking. His favorite dish is steak, potatoes and macaroni and cheese.

“It feels completely different,” Fant explained of the start of his second season. “I was actually laughing about it earlier today, about how I can actually understand what’s going on around me and be able to make a play, make a call to let Justin [Britt] know something’s coming or let Russ [Wilson] know something’s coming.

“It’s just so much better to know what you’re doing and not have a doubt in your mind.”

Before entering the NFL last year as an undrafted free agent, the former basketball star at Western Kentucky weighed just 250 pounds during his final season. He’d only taken seven or eight snaps on the football field before he began his professional career.

“I just think it was kind of the right place at the right time,” Fant said. “Being in the right situation at the right time. From being here in Seattle to just making this team to working and trying to understand the game a little bit more and more, then something happened, and it was next man up. They put the trust in me and they believed in me, and they’re still believing in me now. It was that kind of situation.”

Fant reached out to Seahawks Hall of Fame left tackle Walter Jones for advice. While he’s not pushing Escaldes, Fant said the two have worked out together.

“I mean, I can’t be at 290 getting bull-rushed,” Fant explained. “I knew I needed some weight for sure. That was early, I knew it and I knew there were things I wanted to work on in the offseason. I couldn’t just throw a lot of weight on in the season, that’s an injury waiting to happen.